allonlinenovel Chapter 469 Leaving the Capital
Chapter 469 Leaving the Capital
"As for the government..."
Qin Xubai tapped the table thoughtfully: "We should just wait and see how the current situation develops."
Song Yunxi also snorted coldly: "Okay, I want to see what tricks he can come up with."
Next, Emperor Qinglong did something weird again. He dismissed many officials in the court and replaced them with some unknown people, completely cleansing the court and making a major change.
Among the officials who were dismissed and replaced, most of them were supporters of Ye Xuanqi. Qin Xubai was naturally kicked out of the cabinet without any surprise.
That was not all. He even ordered that the Imperial Master's Mansion be surrounded and no one was allowed to leave. He used this to threaten General Dingguo and Yu Ziche to hand over their military power.
The eldest princess was so angry that she went to the palace to question the emperor, but was demoted to a commoner by Emperor Qinglong on the charge of contempt of imperial power. The Duke of Ying was also stripped of his title, and the entire Yu family was exiled.
The eldest princess found it hard to believe that her own brother, whom she had supported all along, could be so cruel to her, but facts proved that he was far less cruel than this.
On the day of exile, Emperor Qinglong even issued an order that no one was allowed to see them off, let alone to hide silver or food on their bodies. He even made the Yu family a lowly family for generations and prohibited them from taking up official positions.
The eldest princess was so angry that she fell ill, but she was still humiliated by the officers and had to travel on with difficulty.
As for the princes, only Ye Xuanyu, who had crippled legs, escaped.
But rather than saying he escaped, it would be better to say he was completely ignored. In addition, Ye Xuanyu's previous nature of going with the flow made them sure that he would not cause any big waves, so they let him go for the time being.
As for Ye Xuanling, his mansion was raided and all his property was taken into the national treasury. Even the Tong family was not spared.
Ye Xuanke was also charged with forming a clique for personal gain and was imprisoned after being beaten with fifty military sticks.
Only Song Wentian was left, not knowing how to proceed.
Song Wentian has Shengyun Mountain behind him. If anything happens to him, Shengyun Mountain will surely call on the whole world to attack him. By then, not only will the Jin'an Dynasty be destroyed, even he, the emperor, will probably not be able to escape death.
But this does not mean that Emperor Qinglong is helpless against Song Wentian.
Since we can't keep him, let's drive him away!
Emperor Qinglong soon announced to the world that he had expelled himself from Shengyun Mountain. From then on, neither he nor the Jin'an Dynasty had anything to do with Shengyun Mountain.
Song Wentian naturally no longer stayed in the capital. He took Qin Xubai and Song Yunxi out of the National Master's Mansion that day. Under the attention of the people in the city, he waved his sleeves and the plaque of the National Master's Mansion fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Dad, I have to go to the palace before I leave."
Song Wentian didn't even ask her what she was doing in the palace, and smiled and said, "Go!"
As soon as Song Yunxi turned around, she was stopped by a general in armor: "Miss Song, the emperor orders you to leave the capital immediately!"
Song Yunxi did not recognize this person, and had never seen him in the capital.
It should be said that Song Yunxi was unfamiliar with the civil and military officials employed by Emperor Qinglong this time, and had never seen them in his memory in his previous life.
The general who blocked the road was extremely arrogant and did not take Song Yunxi seriously at all.
Following the principle of never saying anything when he can take action, Song Yunxi pulled out the silver whip from his waist and hit the other person in the face.
"Who gave you the courage to block my way?"
She held a silver whip in her hand and said, "If you don't get out of here, I won't care whose dog you are. I will kill you right now!"
She doesn't take this garbage seriously.
The other person covered the wound on his face with a fierce look in his eyes, but he really could do nothing to Yun Xi.
Even the Emperor did not dare to be an enemy of Sheng Yunshan. At most, he would sever ties with them and expel them from the capital, let alone a mere deputy general.
Although he felt humiliated, he still had to give way to Song Yunxi.
Song Yunxi mounted his horse and went straight into the palace and arrived at Chongzheng Hall.
Just as she expected, under the scorching sun, Eunuch Sun was kneeling outside the palace.
Song Yunxi grabbed a young eunuch and asked around, only to find out that Eunuch Sun had been punished to kneel since last night because he accidentally knocked over a cup of tea while serving the emperor, causing Emperor Qinglong to become furious.
Song Yunxi suddenly became furious and tried her best to suppress the anger surging in her body and rushed into the hall.
Eunuch Sun was shocked and immediately grabbed her and said, "Miss, I am fine, please leave now!"
It is not a pity that he died, but the young lady must not be implicated.
Eunuch Sun looked haggard and his voice was hoarse, and there were even clearly visible wounds on his hands, which showed that he had not been having a good time in recent days.
"Don't worry, sir."
Song Yunxi smiled and comforted him: "I won't do anything reckless, and he won't dare to do anything to me."
After comforting Eunuch Sun, he entered the Chongzheng Hall.
A moment later, the sound of Emperor Qinglong cursing and the sound of porcelain being broken were heard in the hall.
Just when Eunuch Sun decided to rush in to save Song Yunxi even at the cost of disobeying the imperial decree, Song Yunxi walked out of the hall with a smile on her face.
She helped Eunuch Sun up: "Eunuch, come with me!"
Eunuch Sun looked at her in confusion.
"I'm leaving the capital and going back to Shengyun Mountain. With his crazy desire to exclude dissidents, he will attack my father-in-law sooner or later."
Song Yunxi said calmly: "I am worried about leaving you in the palace, so I am here to take you away with me today."
Although Eunuch Sun was a eunuch, he loved her very much. In Song Yunxi's heart, she had long regarded him as an elder, and it was absolutely impossible for her to let him put himself in danger and do nothing.
Eunuch Sun was so moved that he burst into tears. The words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a word.
Song Yunxi joked playfully, "Don't worry about your life after leaving the palace, Eunuch. I will definitely take care of you until the end of your life."
Eunuch Sun had been a servant all his life, and everyone's attitude towards him was because of Emperor Qinglong, until he met Song Yunxi, who gave him the only respect.
How could he not be moved that she still cared about him even in such a situation?
Outside the Imperial Master’s Mansion.
Seeing Song Yunxi bringing Eunuch Sun, Song Wentian and Qin Xubai didn't ask anything, but just ordered people to take good care of him.
Song Yunxi also got on the carriage with Song Wentian and Qin Xubai. The carriages and horses left the city gate and headed straight towards Shengyun Mountain.
"The Imperial Master has left, and has abandoned Jin'an. Will it be the turn of ordinary people like us?"
"The crown prince has also been deposed. What exactly does the emperor want to do?"
"The emperor is so ruthless that he will be killed after the rabbit dies!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, do you want to die?"
"Do you think the Imperial Master will come back?"
"..."
These discussions and anxieties, like the broken plaque of the Imperial Master's Mansion, were no longer cared about by anyone.
In the palace, Emperor Qinglong asked the secret guards kneeling below with a gloomy expression: "Have you really left the capital?"
"I followed them personally and saw with my own eyes that they left the capital and returned to Shengyun Mountain."
The secret guard who responded was neither He Wenrui, the commander of the imperial guards who had been trusted and valued by Emperor Qinglong, nor An Jihai, the commander of the hidden guards.
Emperor Qinglong put down his pen and said, "Order someone to keep a close eye on them. If they leave Shengyun Mountain, report to me immediately!"